The key to successful TCF and TEF preparation
When looking for the ideal strategy, it is especially important to understand the drawbacks of each approach, not just the benefits. Those drawbacks often arise when…
Alena Kopalina
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French, TEF and TCF Canada, our move to Canada and the path to an immigration consultant licence.
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À la campagne or en campagne
One TCF speaking prompt is: Est-il plus agréable de vivre en ville ou à la campagne? Here, ‘à la campagne’ means…
The ideal strategy for preparing for TEF and TCF
Is it possible to develop a universal strategy that guarantees success on the first try? Let's figure it out together.
How to show the range of your vocabulary in an exam
Obvious ways to demonstrate a rich vocabulary in an exam that everyone forgets.
Francophone streams or category-based selection?
Over the summer, Canada introduced category-based selection within Express Entry. I have discussed it in detail, but I still notice some confusion…
The new TEF format from December 2023
Many of those planning to take the TEF Canada and TEFAQ exams may already be aware of the upcoming changes to their format.
Pronunciation and your speaking exam score
Does your pronunciation affect your speaking exam score? If so, how? Let’s start with…
French-language draws in Express Entry
There are now three types of draws in the Express Entry system.
What grammar should you use in the TCF?
Do mistakes in complex grammatical structures cost you points in the TCF speaking section? Would it be better to avoid structures at that level altogether?
Mistakes in the TEF speaking section
I recently worked as a TEF examiner. There were many candidates, which gave me the opportunity to identify several serious mistakes common to their responses.
A few more words on TCF score reviews
In my previous post about score reviews, I mentioned a test centre in France that refused to accept a review request, arguing that…
The tricky verb compléter
My Canadian students — and, as I discovered yesterday, not only them — keep wanting to use compléter to mean effectuer, faire, exécuter, réaliser or accomplir.